Chief Minister Hemant Soren on kick started Jharkhand Tribal festival- 2022 coinciding with International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples, popularly known as World Tribal Day at the historic Morhabadi ground. Tribals from across the country and tribal experts from various countries are participating in the two-day event.

At the ground various stalls have been erected with a series of events highlighting the rich cultural heritage of the tribe. At the food stall, people will be able to enjoy the cuisine of Jharkhand in the food pavilion of Jharkhand Tribal Festival. On the occasion of World Tribal Day, a food court is also being constructed in the Jharkhand Tribal Festival to be held at Morhabadi Maidan, where people will be able to enjoy Jharkhandi cuisine.

The food stall has a variety of Jharkhand dishes such as Rugra—a kind of rare mushroom found in Jharkhand. Rugra are found deep under the soil near the Sal trees. Its demand is high during this season because it becomes an alternative to the non-vegetarian diet during this spiritual time of Shravan. Also there are sandhna which are edible parts of the bamboo. Young shoots of bamboo are locally called Karil and stored shoots are called Shandhna.  Also there is famous cuisine Dhuska, a savoury dish, fried deeply and taken as a snack with sauce and chutney. Anarsa is a sweet dish made out of sugar or jaggery. Special emphasis was laid on taking special care of cleanliness.

Anil Topno, a visitor at the food stall said, “We loved the food stall as it has a variety of Jharkhandi dishes. The taste of food is good but the cost is on the higher side.”

Apart from food stalls, people will be able to get acquainted with the art and culture of Jharkhand in the exhibition gallery to be built in the program. All the information related to Jharkhand and its tribes are displayed in the stall. Seminar and Panel Discussion will be held on 9th and 10th August at Tribal Research Institute and Hockey Stadium, Morhabadi. Eminent speakers will participate in this seminar and panel discussion.

Moreover, on the occasion of World Tribal Day, hundreds of tribal people from Karmatoli, Nagratoli, Bodeya, Namkum, Kanke, Hatia, Ormanjhi, Bariatu under the aegis of Central Sarna Committee and All India Tribal Development Council  took out a procession. Men in costume with drums, drums, mandar, arrows and bows took out a procession from Albert Ekka Chowk to Morhabadi Maidan Bapu Vatika.

A programme of traditional dance music was performed in front of Bapu Vatika. On the occasion, Central President of Central Sarna Committee Phoolchand Tirkey said that on August 9, tribals all over the world display their tradition, culture, and raise their solidarity, their identity, their rights. He said that Sarna Code has been demanded on the occasion of World Tribal Day. On the occasion, Sanjay Tirkey, General Secretary of the Central Sarna Committee, Satyanarayan Lakra, President of All India Tribal Development Council, Vimal Kachhap, Bana Munda, Binay Oraon, Women's Branch President Neera Toppo, Nagia Toppo, Meera Toppo, Pramod Ekka, Sahai Tirkey, Sukhwaro Oraon, Amar Tirkey, Jyotsna Bhagat and others.